Melvil Poupaud
Multifaceted Parisian actor Melvil Poupaud may be unfamiliar to most American audiences, but with an extensive career in French cinema under his belt, Poupaud's is a face worth knowing. Named after legendary "Moby-Dick" author Herman Melville by his mother, producer and writer Chantal Poupaud, Melvil began making amateur films in his bedroom at the age of 10. The same year, the young talent exploded onto the European acting scene, playing "l'enfant" ("child") in the surreal 1983 drama "City of Pirates," directed by inventive filmmaker Raoul Ruiz. Their relationship awoke a creative voracity in Poupaud, which saw him participating in as many as five films a year at his peak. Among the highlights of his performances was his naturalistic portrayal of Thomas, a teenage boy caught between a friend and his father in 1989's understated drama "The 15 Year Old Girl." The role landed Poupaud the first of two César award nominations for Most Promising Actor. His film career continued to expand. He starred opposite Naomi Watts in the bitter romantic comedy "Le Divorce," and has since been featured in major motion pictures like 2009's British gangster flick "44 Inch Chest" and the Wachowski siblings' colorful adaptation of the cult cartoon "Speed Racer," in which he played bit character Johnny "Goodboy" Jones. Poupaud is also known for his accomplished work as a musician. He and his brother Yarol Poupaud make up the rock group MUD. In 2002, Melvil released a solo album called "Simple Appareil."
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Melvil Poupaud
Filmography
Movies
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50% | No Score Yet | Marcello Mio | Melvil (Character) | - | 2024 |
75% |
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Just the Two of Us | Grégoire Lamoureux (Character) | $2.7K | 2023 |
49% |
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Jeanne du Barry | Jean-Baptiste du Barry (Character) | - | 2023 |
83% |
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Coup de Chance | Jean (Character) | - | 2023 |
93% |
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One Fine Morning | Clément (Character) | $214.1K | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petite fleur | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
100% | No Score Yet | 15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbor | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brother and Sister | Louis Vuillard (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Young Lovers | Pierre (Character) | - | 2022 |
60% | No Score Yet | Brother and Sister | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
81% |
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Summer of 85 | Monsieur Lefèvre (Character) | $70.7K | 2020 |
76% |
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An Officer and a Spy | Maitre Labori (Character) | - | 2019 |
40% | No Score Yet | Golden Youth | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When Margaux Meets Margaux | Marc (Character) | - | 2018 |
96% |
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By the Grace of God | Alexandre Guérin (Character) | $66.3K | 2018 |
83% |
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In Bed With Victoria | Vincent Kossarski (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lady in the Portrait | Frère Jean-Denis Attiret (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad Love | Le curé (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Game | Pierre Blum (Character) | - | 2015 |
35% |
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By the Sea | François (Character) | $531.0K | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Face Down | Samy (Character) | - | 2014 |
83% |
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Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey | Gaël (Character) | $3.0K | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Lines of Wellington | Marechal Massena (Character) | - | 2012 |
84% |
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Laurence Anyways | Laurence Alia (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Counterfeiters | Edouard (Character) | - | 2011 |
86% |
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Mysteries of Lisbon | Ernest Lacroze (Character) | $110.5K | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Black Heaven | Vincent (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Edge | Francois (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Les faux monnayeurs | Edouard (Character) | - | 2010 |
87% |
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The Refuge | Louis (Character) | $34.4K | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Lucky Luke | Jesse James (Character) | - | 2009 |
40% |
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44 Inch Chest | Loverboy (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Crime Is Our Business | Frédéric Charpentier (Character) | - | 2008 |
50% |
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The Broken | Stefan Chambers (Character) | - | 2008 |
86% |
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A Christmas Tale | Ivan (Character) | $1.1M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heure Zero | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Towards Zero | Guillaume Neuville (Character) | - | 2007 |
65% |
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Broken English | Julien (Character) | $955.6K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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A Lost Man | Thomas Koré (Character) | - | 2007 |
74% |
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Time to Leave | Romain (Character) | $117.6K | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eros Therapy | Bruno (Character) | - | 2004 |
35% |
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Le Divorce | Charles-Henri de Persand (Character) | $9.1M | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Feelings | François (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Hell of a Day | Ben (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dark Room | Bertrand (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Love Torn in Dream | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
72% |
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Time Regained | Le Prince de Foix (Character) | $467.2K | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Les Kidnappeurs | Armand Carpentier (Character) | - | 1998 |
67% |
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Genealogies of a Crime | René (Character) | $76.8K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shooting Stars | Lenny (Character) | - | 1997 |
98% |
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A Summer's Tale | Gaspard (Character) | $198.1K | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Souvenir | Charles (Character) | - | 1996 |
70% |
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Three Lives and Only One Death | Martin (Character) | $11.4K | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Innocent Lies | Louis Bernard (Character) | - | 1995 |
43% | No Score Yet | Diary of a Seducer | Gregoire (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Le plus bel âge | Unknown (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fado, Major and Minor | Antoine (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
28% |
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The Lover | The Younger Brother (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Treasure Island | Jim Hawkins (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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City of Pirates | Malo (Character) | - | 1983 |